Engel Vs. Vitale

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ENGEL Vs. VITALE Separation of churchand the State. what year did it take place? Late 1950's where?New Hyde park , New York Background:every morning when walkingin to class as you scramble for a seat and after morningannouncements you were asked (NOT FORCED) to rise bow your head and recite the twentytwo word prayer... "Almighty God, we acknowledge ourdependence upon thee, and we beg Thyblessings upon us, our parents our teachers, and our country." The main reason why this case made it to the supreme court was because parents were upsetsaying that administrators should not be applying religion in school. All parents argued that school prayer the First Amendement of the constitution, this Amendment prohibits the government from passing laws establishing a religion. And the prayer itself was contrary to different and particular religious beliefs and practices at home. School board defended them selfs by.... saying.. that the prayer was not a religious instruction, that also it is a voluntary process, no one was forced to say it.. they also said that in the Declaration of Independence spoke about God and that the country needs his blessings... also.. that American coins have" In God we trust " so if ourmoney can talk about God whycan't we say a simple prayer? Final decision: Justices announced that they had voted 6 to 1 in favor of banning the prayer from schools. This does not directly affect us or me either because i like to say my own prayer to God but it would be nice if we could have a place where we could come into the presence of God without bothering anyone who is not comfortable with Christians and their beliefs. blablaa